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Title:USA: Former Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston Dies
Date:6th January 1971
Summary:Sonny Liston, the former world heavyweight champion died on January 6 1971 in mysterious circumstances. The boxer was found dead in his home in Las Vegas, but the cause was never determined. Liston won the title in 1962 and held it for two years before losing it to Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) in 1964.
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Location:USA LAS VEGAS NEVADA
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